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workbag

/wˈɜkbæɡ/ noun

A bag containing tools or material used for work, especially needlework.

Word Origin Workbag is a simple compound: work from Old English weorc, and bag from Old Norse baggi. The idea: a bag you carry your work in. Work has a huge family: worker, rework, overwork, workout, workshop, network. Bag gives us baggage, handbag, and windbag. So a workbag is literally a bag for your labor.

noun A bag containing tools or material used for work, especially needlework. countable

She reached into her embroidered workbag to retrieve a thimble and some colored threads.

(名词) 工具袋；针线包

她伸手到绣花针线包里取出顶针和一些彩线。

(sustantivo) Bolsa que contiene herramientas o materiales de trabajo, especialmente para costura.

Metió la mano en su costurero bordado para sacar un dedal y unos hilos de colores.

(nom) sac à ouvrage; trousse à ouvrage; nécessaire à ouvrage [Sac contenant les outils ou le matériel de travail, notamment pour la couture ou la broderie.]

Elle a fouillé dans son workbag brodé pour en sortir un dé et du fil de couleur.

(Substantiv) Nähkorb; Handarbeitsbeutel; Nähbeutel [Tasche, die Werkzeuge oder Materialien für handwerkliche Arbeiten, insbesondere Näharbeiten, enthält.]

Sie griff in ihre bestickte **workbag**, um einen Fingerhut und bunte Fäden herauszuholen.

(名詞) 道具や作業材料、特に裁縫道具を入れる袋。

彼女は刺繍で飾られた手芸袋の中に手を入れ、指ぬきと数色の糸を取り出した。

(substantivo) bolsa de costura; mala de costura; bolsa de bordado [Uma bolsa que contém ferramentas ou materiais usados para trabalho, especialmente bordado.]

Ela pegou em sua bolsa de bordado bordada um dedal e algumas linhas coloridas.

Synonyms: sewing bag tool bag kit bag workbasket workbox
Word parts: work + bag

Related words

worker workable rework baggage

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